METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CREATE A PANEL OF MEDIA DEVICE USERS
First Claim
1. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
- instruct a media provider to instrument an application with monitoring instructions;
receive a unique identifier and an application identifier from a media device executing the monitoring instructions;
create a master frame corresponding to media devices that have executed the monitoring instructions;
determine a skip rate representing a rate at which media devices in the master frame are to be selected to join the panel;
select the media device from the master frame based on a random value and the skip rate; and
instruct the monitoring instructions associated with the selected media device to display a recruitment interface to a user associated with the selected media device requesting the user to join the panel.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to create a panel of media device users are disclosed. An example method includes instructing, from a central facility, a media provider to instrument an application with monitoring instructions. A unique identifier and an application identifier are received from a media device executing the monitoring instructions. A master frame corresponding to media devices that have executed the monitoring instructions is created. A skip rate representing a rate at which media devices in the master frame are to be selected to join the panel is determined. The media device is selected from the master frame based on a random value and the skip rate. The monitoring instructions associated with the selected media device are instructed to display a recruitment interface to a user associated with the selected media device requesting the user to join the panel.
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1. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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instruct a media provider to instrument an application with monitoring instructions; receive a unique identifier and an application identifier from a media device executing the monitoring instructions; create a master frame corresponding to media devices that have executed the monitoring instructions; determine a skip rate representing a rate at which media devices in the master frame are to be selected to join the panel; select the media device from the master frame based on a random value and the skip rate; and instruct the monitoring instructions associated with the selected media device to display a recruitment interface to a user associated with the selected media device requesting the user to join the panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to create a panel of media device users, the method comprising:
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instructing, from a central facility, a media provider to instrument an application with monitoring instructions; receiving a unique identifier and an application identifier from a media device executing the monitoring instructions; creating a master frame corresponding to media devices that have executed the monitoring instructions; determining a skip rate representing a rate at which media devices in the master frame are to be selected to join the panel; selecting, at the central facility, the media device from the master frame based on a random value and the skip rate; and instructing the monitoring instructions associated with the selected media device to display a recruitment interface to a user associated with the selected media device requesting the user to join the panel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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